The Lorain Promise will benefit children

Public education has existed in Lorain since 1827 when a school opened in a cabin near Lake Erie. That was over 190 years ago and the community was called Black River. In 1834, land was donated for a town square with a requirement that a schoolhouse was to be built on the land. In 1834, the area was named Charleston.

In 1874, the village of Lorain was founded, and two years later, Lorain’s first high school was founded. In 1894 the village of Lorain became the city of Lorain. In March 1898 Lorain became a City of the First Class, and the Lorain City School District was formed. This March will mark the 120th birthday of the district.

And now, once again, Lorain’s public school district is beginning a new life propelled by a plan titled The Lorain Promise. And once again, Lorain’s schoolchildren will be the true beneficiaries. The Lorain Promise will continue keeping another promise made over 100 years ago by then-Superintendent Dalton J. Boone.

Boone was Lorain Schools’ longest-serving superintendent. He served from 1914 until his death in 1935. Boone said the following; “The schools are run for the children of Lorain and not for the convenience of anyone else.”

The Lorain Promise is all about running the schools for the children of Lorain.

And as long as everyone in the district remembers that, The Lorain Promise will be kept and Lorain’s children will thrive. Jim Smith Lorain